Tiberto Ruy Brandolini d’Adda has a masters degree in commercial law from the university of Parma. He began his career in 1972 with the International Department of Fiat S.p.A. in Turin, before joining Lazard bank in London in 1974. In 1975, he became assistant to the Director General of Industrial Policy at the European Economic Commission in Brussels, and then joined IFINT in 1976 as Chief Executive of its French subsidiary in Paris, becoming Chief Executive of European operations in 1985. In 1993, Mr Brandolini d’Adda was appointed Chief Executive of the Exor Group (formerly IFINT), becoming Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed to Chairman of IFIL Investissements SA in Luxembourg.
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Mr Brandolini d’Adda is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Carlo Sant’Albano holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Brown University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
He began his career in finance as a fixed income trader in New York at Drexel Burnham Lambert, entered the investment banking field in Latin America at Bear Stearns & Co. and then at the mergers and acquisitions group of Credit Suisse First Boston of New York. In 2001, he transferred to London as head of M&A for the pharmaceuticals sector in Europe, and, in 2004, became Chief Operating Officer for all M&A operations in Europe.
Carlo Sant’Albano is Managing Director and General Manager of IFIL Investments S.p.A, since 2006.
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A German citizen, August von Finck (1930 - German), descends from the banking family von Finck. His grandfather, Wilhelm von Finck, founded "Merck, Finck & Co." in 1870, the private bank which was at the origin of companies including Munich Re, Allianz insurance and the Löwenbräu breweries, among others.
Based in Munich, the member of the third generation of the von Finck family belongs to several Boards of directors and holds interests in a number of German, Swiss, Austrian companies as well as in groups from other countries.
In Switzerland, August von Finck's participations include Mövenpick Holding A.G., Von Roll Holding A.G.
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François Von Finck (1968 - German) holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. He has also a banking background and is currently Managing Director of Carlton Holding in Basel.
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Shelby R. du PASQUIER, a Swiss citizen, was born in 1960. He holds degrees from Geneva University Business School and School of Law as well as from Columbia University School of Law (LLM). He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1984 and to the New York Bar in 1989. He became a partner of Lenz & Staehelin in 1994.
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Mr. Thomas LIMBERGER, a German citizen, was born in 1967 and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Von Roll Group since 2007.
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Peter Kalantzis holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of Basel and engaged in research as a member of the Institute for Applied Economics Research at the University of Basel between 1969 and 1971.
Prior to 2000, Peter Kalantzis was responsible for Alusuisse-Lonza Group's corporate development and actively involved in the de-merger and stock market launch of Lonza, as well as the merger process of Alusuisse and Alcan. Dr. Kalantzis served as head of the Chemicals Division of Alusuisse-Lonza Group from 1991 until 1996. In 1991 Dr. Kalantzis was appointed Executive Vice-President and Member of the Executive Committee of the Alusuisse-Lonza Group.
Dr. Kalantzis is working as an independent consultant since 2000.
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